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Eighth Year Issue #169 July 20, 10,000 Copies t'WW Librai
Neal ThoeIke(Comp) 2200 ^th Ave South Mpls MN: 55^�^
Dayton-Hudson chief dies of AID S
1517 LaSalle #E
Star-Tribune participates in cover-up
Editor�s note. On July 9, the Star Tribune published an obituary for Carl Erickson, former president of Dayton Hudson Corporation, which stated he died of �cancer� and was survived by his �wife.� We decided to publish the truth for several reasons: first, we think the public has a right to know when the president of Dayton Hudson dies of AIDS; second, Dayton Hudsons claims officially that it has no idea about the sexual orientation of any of its employees. We believe this case proves Dayton Hudson lies; third, persons close to Erickson alleged that he was pressured to resign when he came out. Erickson�s promise (quoted by the Star Tribune) to stay out of top management may be a clear statement of the apartheid put on gays by top management straights. Our readers in particular have a right to see how this system works so they can demand change. We believe that Erickson was not terribly private about his gayness in his life time and that any right to privacy he might have had is out weighed by the effects this deception might have on others. We are convinced that all those personally effected have already been touched by Erickson�s gayness and the only people being shielded are the bigot powers at Daytons who don�t want a gay associated with their name. Well, its about time Daytons faced reality. Without gays, Daytons could not run their department store. We think those gays deserve some credit.
Consequently, we sent the following letter to the Star-Tribune.
Star-Tribune
To the Editor:
On July 9, the Star Tribune published a 24 column inch obituary of Carl R. Erickson which altered the public record for two important facts. Carl R. Erickson died of AIDS and he is survived by his ex-wife, not by his wife.
An official death certificate has not yet been filed with Hennepin County but it was fairly common knowledge among PWAs and their support circles that Erickson had AIDS. The simplest inquiry at the University of Minnesota Hospital confirmed that Dr. Frank Rhame, the AIDS man, was the attending physician. When the papers reach vital statistics I am confident that AIDS will be listed as the cause of death with some cancer as an opportunistic infection listed subordinately.
Carl R. Erickson
The file number at Hennepin County for the divorce is #77051. The divorce was granted January 14, 1980. At that period, almost every gay in Minnesota could have told you Carl Erickson was gay. He even stood on the sidelines of one of the gay pride marches back then accompanied by a strikingly handsome boy friend Although he declined to join the marchers, he waved to many acquaintances and stayed to watch the whole contingent march by in what appeared to be a show of support.
The line quoted by the Star and Tribune from Erickson�s statement when he resigned speaks in a veiled manner about the changes in Carl�s personal life; �There�s so much happening in the world, so much more to taste...�
I would encourage the Star and Tribune to stop collaborating with efforts to hide either the fact that someone had AIDS or information that leads readers to conclude that someone is gay.
It is my impression that about 50 percent of your obituaries for AIDS patients and gays list a misleading cause of death. In the case of AIDS, that distortion will foster misinformation about the prevalence of AIDS. Almost all health educators tell us that nothing motivates people to change like knowing or loving someone with AIDS. That information leads people to two kinds of behavior change: sexual precaution and donations of time or money to AIDS research and prevention.
By hiding the fact that a former star president of Dayton Hudson Corporation died of AIDS, we help convince the rich that AIDS won�t touch them.
By hiding the fact that such a person was gay we perpetuate the myth that gay people are not successful. We also add to the lie that says gays are homosexuals not executives.
Refusal to admit that someone has AIDS is a part of AIDS hysteria. Refusal to acknowledge that someone is gay is part of homophobia. Collaboration with those who do is deemed polite or sensitive. Bull shit! Said more politely, Not so!
Homophobia has taken a steady toll of human lives for centuries. AIDS is in the process of wiping out a whole generation of gay men and it is going to take the lives of millions of others. Consequently, it is fair to call AIDS genocide.
Even minute, unintentional collaboration with genocide and homophobia is a serious moral evil. A society which deems that collaboration �sensitive� and �polite� needs to change. I hope the Star and Tribune and many kind readers will reconsider some collaborative practices. Sincerely,
� Tim Campbell
MAP housing program now well launched
by Mike Fiorentino,
MAP Housing Coordinator
The MAP Housing Program is up and running smoothly. Up to fifty people with AIDS-related illnesses will be offered shelter in ten houses to be administered by the Project over the next year. Two of the houses are rented, furnished, and lived in as of this writing; more will come.
It is amazing to think so many people contributed so much to see the program to fruition. Over a year ago MAP recognized the need of persons with AIDS/ ARC to have adequate, low-cost, supportive environments in which to live. MAP also recognized the fact that such places could be developed without surrendering the elements of support services being delivered in a humane manner.
Last year MAP undertook a research project, funded by Hennepin County, to look into what were the best living situations for persons with AIDS or ARC. (This project has been completed and presented to the Hennepin County Board). The MAP Board of Directors Housing Subcommittee and various members of the MAP staff interviewed a vast number of community-based agencies, as well as individuals who would be affected by housing decisions made, to find the best possible housing model. This group even researched the various housing programs offered around the country, and after much deliberation, settled on a model. The Shanti Project�s AIDS Residence Program in San Francisco was used as a guide for what could be accomplished
through a concerted community effort in Minnesota.
Having found out what housing needs were, and how best to meet them, the Project then found funding for the housing program. Grants totalling $263,000 from the City of Minneapolis, from Hennepin County, and from the �More Than Shelter� program, a public-private partnership associated with the McKnight foundation, will support the program in 1987.
Persons with AIDS/ARC want to be treated like everyone else. They want to live as independently as they can, with access to caring and supportive community organizations. MAP, through its housing program, tries to provide this. The homes we have created are just that -�homes,� not �flophouses,� not
�AIDS Houses,� and certainly not �Death Houses.� These are people�s homes in every sense of the word. Each person in our houses has their own bedroom and shares such common areas as the living room, kitchen, dining area, etc. Each house is provided with a washer and a dryer, a public telephone, and furnishings. These are person on the Housing Program staff to maintain the physical wellbeing of each unit as well as its cleanliness.
Residents are encouraged to think of these houses as their homes. There is no one but the residents themselves living there; no on-site residence manager, no live-in nurse, or home health aide.
This is not to say there is no one running the houses, maintaining the facilities, or monitor-
ing those that live in them. There is a set of policies and procedures that each client is presented with upon applying to the program; there are also mandatory house meetings once a week where all the residents from a particular house get together with a Care Advocate and discuss living together. The idea here is to keep communication lines between housemates, and between residents and Housing Program staff, as open and clear as possible.
In opening MAP�s housing program, we open our hearts to the needs of those around us. By providing housing we provide a space in which each individual can get on with the business of living with AIDS, knowing they are cared for and supported in their efforts.

Eighth Year Issue #169 July 20, 10,000 Copies t'WW Librai
Neal ThoeIke(Comp) 2200 ^th Ave South Mpls MN: 55^�^
Dayton-Hudson chief dies of AID S
1517 LaSalle #E
Star-Tribune participates in cover-up
Editor�s note. On July 9, the Star Tribune published an obituary for Carl Erickson, former president of Dayton Hudson Corporation, which stated he died of �cancer� and was survived by his �wife.� We decided to publish the truth for several reasons: first, we think the public has a right to know when the president of Dayton Hudson dies of AIDS; second, Dayton Hudsons claims officially that it has no idea about the sexual orientation of any of its employees. We believe this case proves Dayton Hudson lies; third, persons close to Erickson alleged that he was pressured to resign when he came out. Erickson�s promise (quoted by the Star Tribune) to stay out of top management may be a clear statement of the apartheid put on gays by top management straights. Our readers in particular have a right to see how this system works so they can demand change. We believe that Erickson was not terribly private about his gayness in his life time and that any right to privacy he might have had is out weighed by the effects this deception might have on others. We are convinced that all those personally effected have already been touched by Erickson�s gayness and the only people being shielded are the bigot powers at Daytons who don�t want a gay associated with their name. Well, its about time Daytons faced reality. Without gays, Daytons could not run their department store. We think those gays deserve some credit.
Consequently, we sent the following letter to the Star-Tribune.
Star-Tribune
To the Editor:
On July 9, the Star Tribune published a 24 column inch obituary of Carl R. Erickson which altered the public record for two important facts. Carl R. Erickson died of AIDS and he is survived by his ex-wife, not by his wife.
An official death certificate has not yet been filed with Hennepin County but it was fairly common knowledge among PWAs and their support circles that Erickson had AIDS. The simplest inquiry at the University of Minnesota Hospital confirmed that Dr. Frank Rhame, the AIDS man, was the attending physician. When the papers reach vital statistics I am confident that AIDS will be listed as the cause of death with some cancer as an opportunistic infection listed subordinately.
Carl R. Erickson
The file number at Hennepin County for the divorce is #77051. The divorce was granted January 14, 1980. At that period, almost every gay in Minnesota could have told you Carl Erickson was gay. He even stood on the sidelines of one of the gay pride marches back then accompanied by a strikingly handsome boy friend Although he declined to join the marchers, he waved to many acquaintances and stayed to watch the whole contingent march by in what appeared to be a show of support.
The line quoted by the Star and Tribune from Erickson�s statement when he resigned speaks in a veiled manner about the changes in Carl�s personal life; �There�s so much happening in the world, so much more to taste...�
I would encourage the Star and Tribune to stop collaborating with efforts to hide either the fact that someone had AIDS or information that leads readers to conclude that someone is gay.
It is my impression that about 50 percent of your obituaries for AIDS patients and gays list a misleading cause of death. In the case of AIDS, that distortion will foster misinformation about the prevalence of AIDS. Almost all health educators tell us that nothing motivates people to change like knowing or loving someone with AIDS. That information leads people to two kinds of behavior change: sexual precaution and donations of time or money to AIDS research and prevention.
By hiding the fact that a former star president of Dayton Hudson Corporation died of AIDS, we help convince the rich that AIDS won�t touch them.
By hiding the fact that such a person was gay we perpetuate the myth that gay people are not successful. We also add to the lie that says gays are homosexuals not executives.
Refusal to admit that someone has AIDS is a part of AIDS hysteria. Refusal to acknowledge that someone is gay is part of homophobia. Collaboration with those who do is deemed polite or sensitive. Bull shit! Said more politely, Not so!
Homophobia has taken a steady toll of human lives for centuries. AIDS is in the process of wiping out a whole generation of gay men and it is going to take the lives of millions of others. Consequently, it is fair to call AIDS genocide.
Even minute, unintentional collaboration with genocide and homophobia is a serious moral evil. A society which deems that collaboration �sensitive� and �polite� needs to change. I hope the Star and Tribune and many kind readers will reconsider some collaborative practices. Sincerely,
� Tim Campbell
MAP housing program now well launched
by Mike Fiorentino,
MAP Housing Coordinator
The MAP Housing Program is up and running smoothly. Up to fifty people with AIDS-related illnesses will be offered shelter in ten houses to be administered by the Project over the next year. Two of the houses are rented, furnished, and lived in as of this writing; more will come.
It is amazing to think so many people contributed so much to see the program to fruition. Over a year ago MAP recognized the need of persons with AIDS/ ARC to have adequate, low-cost, supportive environments in which to live. MAP also recognized the fact that such places could be developed without surrendering the elements of support services being delivered in a humane manner.
Last year MAP undertook a research project, funded by Hennepin County, to look into what were the best living situations for persons with AIDS or ARC. (This project has been completed and presented to the Hennepin County Board). The MAP Board of Directors Housing Subcommittee and various members of the MAP staff interviewed a vast number of community-based agencies, as well as individuals who would be affected by housing decisions made, to find the best possible housing model. This group even researched the various housing programs offered around the country, and after much deliberation, settled on a model. The Shanti Project�s AIDS Residence Program in San Francisco was used as a guide for what could be accomplished
through a concerted community effort in Minnesota.
Having found out what housing needs were, and how best to meet them, the Project then found funding for the housing program. Grants totalling $263,000 from the City of Minneapolis, from Hennepin County, and from the �More Than Shelter� program, a public-private partnership associated with the McKnight foundation, will support the program in 1987.
Persons with AIDS/ARC want to be treated like everyone else. They want to live as independently as they can, with access to caring and supportive community organizations. MAP, through its housing program, tries to provide this. The homes we have created are just that -�homes,� not �flophouses,� not
�AIDS Houses,� and certainly not �Death Houses.� These are people�s homes in every sense of the word. Each person in our houses has their own bedroom and shares such common areas as the living room, kitchen, dining area, etc. Each house is provided with a washer and a dryer, a public telephone, and furnishings. These are person on the Housing Program staff to maintain the physical wellbeing of each unit as well as its cleanliness.
Residents are encouraged to think of these houses as their homes. There is no one but the residents themselves living there; no on-site residence manager, no live-in nurse, or home health aide.
This is not to say there is no one running the houses, maintaining the facilities, or monitor-
ing those that live in them. There is a set of policies and procedures that each client is presented with upon applying to the program; there are also mandatory house meetings once a week where all the residents from a particular house get together with a Care Advocate and discuss living together. The idea here is to keep communication lines between housemates, and between residents and Housing Program staff, as open and clear as possible.
In opening MAP�s housing program, we open our hearts to the needs of those around us. By providing housing we provide a space in which each individual can get on with the business of living with AIDS, knowing they are cared for and supported in their efforts.